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Tips & Tricks Issue 23

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Features:

  • Samsung's GXTV - A comprehensive staff review of Samsung's ultimate(?) gaming television.
  • 3-D Controller Showdown - T&T pits the Nintendo 64's analog stick against the Saturn's 3-D pad in a battle for dominance.
  • Tiger Toyz - A quick look at some of the new goodies available from Tiger Electronics' line of gadgets:
    • Space Jam handheld LCD game
    • Henry handheld game
    • Talk Boy
    • Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! portable games
    • Talk Boy Watch
    • R-Zone Game System
  • Digital Neco Manga - Time Warner was in such a hurry to release Zero Divide in the US that they neglected to translate a hidden bonus sequence in the game. T&T fixes this oversight.
  • Fanzine Patrol - Amataur press publications don't get enough love, so the T&T crew devotes some column space to pointing out a few of their favorites:
    • Above & Beyond
    • The Game Reviews
    • Paradox
    • Video Darwinism
    • 2600 Connection
  • Pepsiman Update - The beloved(?) mascot was removed from the US version of Fighting Vipers. No hidden Pepsiman action for you, gaijin!
  • Worldwide Soccer '97 sidebar - A bunch of cool stuff you probably didn't know about this Saturn sports hit.
  • Meet Robin! - Robin Krouse, that is, voice actress, singer, and Nintendo product specialist, immortalized as a character in Pilotwings 64!
  • Virtua Fighter Animation - According to T&T, you really should give this Game Gear exclusive series entry a try.

Departments:

  • Readers' Tips (aka: The letters page)
  • T&T Anime - Wataru Maruyama's anime reference guide grows!
    • Ninja Scroll
    • Tenchu Muyo
    • Gunbuster
    • Armitage III
    • Kishin Corps
    • New Dominion Tank Police
    • Street Fighter II: The TV Series
  • Super NES Tips
  • Genesis Tips
  • PlayStation Tips
  • Saturn Tips
  • Game Boy Tips
  • Game Gear Tips
  • 3DO Tips
  • Arcade Tips
  • Select Games (aka: Previews)
    • Jet Moto (PS1)
    • Crime Wave (SAT)
    • Suikoden (PS1)
    • Ten Pin Alley (PS1)
    • Powerslave (SAT)
    • NFL '97 (SAT)
    • NBA Live '97 (PS1)
    • FIFA Soccer '97 (PS1)
    • FIFA Soccer Gold Edition (SNES/GEN)
    • FIFA Soccer '97 (GB)
    • Madden '97 (GB)
    • Burning Road (PS1)
    • Toshinden Ura (SAT)
    • Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (SNES/GEN)
    • Destruction Derby 2 (PS1)
    • King's Field II (PS1)
    • Amok (SAT)
    • Sonic 3-D Blast (SAT)
    • TNN Motor Sports Hardcore 4x4 (PS1)
    • Contra: Legacy of War (PS1)
    • Broken Helix (PS1)
    • NHL Face-Off '97 (PS1)
    • The Divide (PS1)
    • NHL '97 (PS1)
    • NHL Open Ice (PS1)
  • Cheat Codes - Game Genie and Game Shark codes for cheaters at heart.
  • Letter From Betty - Betty's enjoying New York, especially Chinatown, where she has found a chicken (as in, a real life bird) who plays an unbeatable game of tic-tac-toe. She also offers up some bonus tips for Mr. Do! on the SNES, and Vectorman on the Genesis.

Strategy:

  • X-Men vs. Street Fighter (ARC) - Secret codes, techniques, special moves, Tyrone Rodriguez lays it all out for you.
  • Kizuna Encounter (NG) - This Neo Geo wrestling/fighting/beat 'em up will have no secrets left once you've read Wataru Maruyama's guide.
  • Wave Race 64 (N64) - Nikos Constant gives you everything you need to know to conquer the waves while pulling off the slickest tricks.
  • Tomb Raider (PS1/SAT) - Wararu Maruyama gives a short run-down of every interesting place in every level.

Ads (in order of appearance):

  • Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (N64)
  • Rocket Jockey (PC)
  • Tips & Tricks subscription
  • Win the Ultimate Gaming Rig contest
  • Funco buy/sell/trade ad
  • Game Quest Direct Club
  • Sega 1-900 Tip Line

Notable stuff:

  • Betty Hallock has stepped down from her Executive Editor position to become a contributor at this point in the magazine's history. Wataru Maruyama has stepped into the Executive Editor role.
  • Very few ads in this issue compared to previous ones.
  • Sandra Chang gets to model a heck of a lot of different gear for this issue.
  • T&T wonders why Sega of America gives credit to a bunch of American bug testers for creating Fighting Vipers, despite the fact it was created entirely in Japan. Yeah, good question. What's up with that, Sega?
  • Letter From Betty is such a cute feature. :)
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    Title: Tips & Tricks Issue 23
    Month: January
    Year: 1997
    Publisher: Larry Flynt Publications
    Editor: Chris Bieniek
    Pages: 84
    Price: $4.99 US / £2.95 UK
    Country: United States
    Language: English
    Votes: 0

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